and from the top n such. and id need a straight line ala masking tape style to make sure they were both perfectly in line or my ocd would explode
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and from the top n such. and id need a straight line ala masking tape style to make sure they were both perfectly in line or my ocd would explode
From the side and below, you only need 2 measurements as if they line up with those 2 then they are lined up :P
I'm just the same, repainting my badges but on these newer ones the letters are all seperate, fun!
oh jeez. no tah. i also got a set of the early early badges for these im tempted by. like these ones
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...4/DSC06655.jpg
Oh I know the ones, didn't realise you could get 740 ones, thought they were only on the 60s?
dunno. i got a GLE. Turbo. Intercooler from a scrapper here didnt have the engine in so couldnt tell nor the number badge jus saw these n they looked executive style! XD
Love those head lights
soon i shal have a set too to play with. and ill needa figure out how to get um working with RHD. hella do conversion lights to H4 bulbs that ill get to see off the old sealed beams as they are crap!
then the wiring will be a fun thing to do XD
If you can get replacement 6x4 headlamps from Hella just make sure they are RHD. It is the filter on the lense that determines if they are LHD or RHD. Although some you can just turn over or I have some round lights that rotate to change between L or RHD.
Looks like GTO ones are the same: http://evilempireperformance.co.uk/g...roducts_id=127
yeah hella do some sets. a set for highs with H4. then a high/low light with directions also to take H4 bulbs so ill get that sorted for when they land in england. should give the battleship a nice lift from the old man volvo look to a more executive mean look!
Looking good fella,, with regards to the badges, if you do want them black just take some 1200 sandpaper & rub them back, just finish off with a bit of 3000 or cutting compound to get them nice & glossy -
Been a while so thought id update with some pretty pics from gaydon and the only other thing ive done to it so far that is my brand new headlight + windscreen wipers genuine from ovlov cause the old ones were ruined. waiting for my brakes to arrive to do those =)
Having just rolled in (Pic by acidic davey)
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on the approach rode with my face of not a single damn was given (pics by mr stephen evans)
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catching up with people n trying to figure out where my engine is in the engine bay
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old and new together
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shined up pretty good for just a quick wash (quick by my standards)
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leading the pack. or is it slowing the pack up?
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retro back lines. need to get some chrome 760 bits on it ASAP!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...89324876_o.jpg
More talking n catching up. can just catch glympse of my shiny intake
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...08097463_o.jpg
Nice side on pic as the clouds decided "screw your day"
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a pic showing the terrable 80's color match resprayed wing my car had when it was not even a year old
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...96499492_o.jpg
and as promiced. heres my genuine headlight wipers
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...0dbc1a255e1a90
and windscreen wipers brand new from sweden
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...7f9ec9a23e5362
gives them a nice updated look with the aerofoil
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...16&oe=55E558C1
and the headlight ones
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...cc05aab9bf5efc
Looks terrific Husky!
So its been a while so time for a update as quite a few small things have happened to the battleship. so first on the agenda was to sort the brakes. they were binding and making a ££££ing god awful squeaking noise and what i thought at the time was the source of my speed vibrations. get above 60 it started to rattle. my 850 did the exact same n seeing how it was a known issue figured it may be that
FPF swansea did me a great deal on the disks n rear pads (only volvo things i can still get!)
so ordered 3 outta 4 corner recon calipers (PFV didnt have the 4th =( sucky) new volvo pads and disks all round. hardware n such but no brake lines cause i was broke xD fitting the brakes was fairly straight forward. not being a terrably old/high milage car most things did come eventually! the fronts gave us a lil scare when the brake lines got stuck n started to round but grips n a hammer fixed that issue.
the handbrake was binding and stuck on one side that wasnt helping me issue either. turned out volvo hadnt lined up a pin in the factory that needs to be flush n was just catching. but a angle grinder sorted that out brilliantly as it didnt wanna shift and we adjusted the cables so now it actually works!
everything bolted up fine. i didnt have my front pads at this time so we sanded the glaze off them installed n went for a drive. came back to smoke POURING from the front brakes. but it hasnt done it since so i assume i was burning off high spots in my terrable sanding efforts and after another bleeding the pedal feels good n firm again so thats a thing
and now it stops but still the vibration continued. so i had the wheels balanced. and still the vibration occours so maybe prop, center bearing or axle?
i then also got my new cb all installed! i know i know why use cb. well a lot of my fur freinds use it. its good fun on long road trips and i installed it for just that. me n britishfoxy all the way to scotland to be at the funeral of one of our best freinds n the nicest guy you have ever met draelen who sadly. took his own life =( but anyway the install went perfect. the cb is JUST right for the lower din unit. i modified the back to be open to accomidate the cb and it sits on top of the relays.
the ariel is a stinger with a mag mount so i can take it off for the time being. and a moonraker ext speaker so i can hear whats going on kinda! signal is brilliant on the thing n rather crisp. i used the transmission tunnel bolts as a earth n the cig lighter as a power source and even with cb on and phone charging no electrical issues at all happy days =)
New brakes n hardware
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...4991d5e00199ad
Bendix sliding caliper thingy on this car
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...e8&oe=55D67665
new ATE rears with the 38mm pistons
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...c2&oe=55D5B32F
brake parts for the rebuild of the final side and handbrake shoes. just in case i needed them
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...b581589e6a2aa3
all laid out =)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...7fbed5590232ba
more bits for the car genuine volvo this time
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...e1449c5ffdef31
new front disk
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...04a63691f533f0
nice n shiny n new
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...6d1705692ac9eb
new rear disk + drum
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...a3&oe=560BFB4C
new hardware all round
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...3e&oe=560C6AB4
already been painted from volvo so no faffing to be done here
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...9a&oe=55D12781
new drum surface. handbrake shoes will need re-bedding in like but not hard to do
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...75&oe=55CA34A6
rear pads are genuine =)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...4524ca49108d11
small handbrake mechanism needed some freeing and was greased
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...b0&oe=55CF8ED8
installing the new rears on the car. went pretty smooth after the handbrake was free'd
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...b4&oe=55BF2911
new rears all done =)
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...7c&oe=55D9D705
back up on the jacks
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...59&oe=560D7885
new fronts all done
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...2cb9de47fdda83
almost done!
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...3c&oe=55CF7BB7
yeah these were jus a lil buggered
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...01&oe=55D23C7F
Continued on
Heres the CB i bought for the battleship
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...4a&oe=55CA18C4
this was the first mounting idea but didnt like it
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...c9&oe=55D7CFE0
ended up mounted like this
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...769c5f4723d845
used the cb screws as they just reached n did the job well
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...66a2c21c22135e
wiring started here
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...c4&oe=55DCEAA2
my small moonraker EXT speaker as the built in speaker will be useless
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...8d&oe=5604D763
modified din back
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...0e&oe=55CF8184
coax cable for the ariel. i needa hide it fully but for now that will do
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...512d4e48202125
ariel and aux wired in
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...a507438c64852c
springy stinger mounted
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...91&oe=55D908C4
small over-view
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...6127402bad33e0
CB earthing point
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...7f14992efcb01c
and it lives!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...24feff49b654fb
this needs a mount but bleh. later
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moonraker mounted
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...4c&oe=55C18316
and how it sits now
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...a1&oe=55D0E299
Well another small update like. after the VT lot dropped outta the holland trip i decided bugger it ill still go myself. i couldnt fix the vibration in time for the trip but figured i got breakdown cover. if its breaks it breaks dont it as im sorta past the point of caring about it for a moment. but i organised to go visit freinds for a weekend and just clear my head
with work life car n everything its been getting me really down recently (as some people know if you follow my facebook. i went slightly crazy) so thought holland may clear my head and if the fresh air dont. the hookah me n my freind smoked sure did! (Strawberry non tobaco hookak i could smoke for bloody hours) so off i set n the drive down was fairly un exiting. usual english motorway stuff got to dover with my phone just about dead (died as i came down the hill to dover luckily i knew where i was then) and then hit the traffic. **** me they were queing for this ferry!!! i just about got on n had a small chill out n some epic onboard fish n chips.
Heloooo france and off we went. going went fine and i found out with europe's 130kph motorway limits it was enough to balance the rattle out on the speed end! so barely noticed the issue. englands 70mph really rattles it to hell. but doing like 83 its fine. it was hot as hell in europe with no air con and then i hit antwerp. and solid traffic for about 2 hours took 3 hours 45 for a 2 hour drive usually! but every cloud n all that. i got to breda n thats where we flopped for a bit was a nice place tbh. friday was shopping for the essencials. some strong vodka. n some food. saturday ended up a full on games n hookah smoking day. we were gonna do something productive but that vanished.
and sunday we went to a comic con in nokke belgium right on the coast where i suited up a lil. drive to there was rather nice with leon on the tunes (tape deck adaptor yeaaaa buddy) and only after a good day suiting n entertaining people with my freinds i got told we were being paid for it too!!! so 70 euro richer we went out to a fancy resteraunt in bruge n i had a nice steak chips and on the way home i got a wave from a 240 driver old volvo freinds. and once home we did a photoshoot with spanners and my inflatable wolf mainly messing with cameras as ya do.
the 740 did really well on fuel doing about 400 miles to 50 quid n really cant whine at that!! it was comming home things went wrong drive back was fine and got to the port 2 hours early. DFDS was nice enough to put me on the 8am ferry rather than the 10 as there was plenty space so thumbs up to dfds. i also got stopped n searched by customs who found my suit hillarious and my volvo a nice car
but then in england just passing cambridge *BANG* rear tire blowout sent me sideways nearly into a ditch. funny they were michilins with MILES of tread n the pressures were ok when i set off. but whatever i got a full size spare. walked to a garage with it to get some air n then set off. and then next day *BANG* exact same thing on the spare wheel!!! ****s sake. so to the garage i went n had 2 of the cheapest **** things i could find put on to get me by untill new wheels time. ill burn these ditchfinders out before i get rid of um.
i also got a £108 fine from the dartford crossing from a crossing i did on the 1st of 2015 in the 850 when their website ****ed up n said "charge £0.00" so i couldnt pay anything! but ah well every cloud n all that im contesting it i aint paying that!
so overall its been a interesting few days. volvo clicked over 110,000 too so. thats a thing. i didnt take many pics as my phone was dead n i didnt bring my euro adaptor (derp)
at the services on the way down. CB setup n euro ready
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...86&oe=55FDC1A1
Aaaaand traffic
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...fc&oe=55C5991A
Eventually got there
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...fa2b30c41a2363
Boarding
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...18&oe=55FA2B39
nice bikes at dover
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...3b&oe=560AB651
Seen this V40 in breda with funky wheels
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...03&oe=55F466F5
Comic con in Belgium
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one of my fav pics from the photoshoot
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f1&oe=560A7290
home from the trip rather mucky now
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...34&oe=5604E268
just a flat? no issues
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...88&oe=55C2FA4C
oh bugger
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...48&oe=56034DA1
Sounds like a fun trip out really ££££ news on the tyres you've got to be really careful with old ones.
Lol ide of loved to see there faces when they found the fox suit in the car at customs
Woah I love this car! I'd love to get one as a daily driver and do as you have done by keeping it OEM, the R can be for the weekends :D
How good is it on fuel?
Well MPG figures i aint bothered working out but i can say instantly it is a TONNE better on fuel than the T-5R was ill get some actual figures on my way to work soon. i know the 850 on a work run did about 21 ish if i was carefull. and about 28 on the motorway
(Also these are old updates im posting from other forums. my life dont shift this fast!)
Finally got around to washing all the euro crap off the car today n i will say it looks all nice cleaned up. this is its pre confuzzled fur con clean cause i always like to rollup looking flashy =P clean that includes. wheels cleaned with acidic wheel cleaner then jet wash off. then normal wheel cleaner. car snow foamed. all arches + under car cleaned. washed off. soaped n washed off lathered polished. glass polished (inside too) headlights + tailights n such polished. glass rainex'd wheel center caps polished. under bonnet clean of the engine n such. all re-blacked. interior leather care'd n vinyl care'd to perfection. carpets striped. boot cleaned. and most importantly. the air freshner installed
in total its about 4 hours cleaning my car but it looks like it just rolled off the factory line. also i found a little interesting thing i found the original pre delivery inspection for the car! and it was sold to our dorris. so once again this is a 1 owner car. its original reg used to be F999 rather than F511 and it was sold on the 4th of may 1989 so shes just turned 26 years old =) 110,000 miles later discounting the rattle its still going good.
Fully polished and re-blacked
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f0&oe=55C65751
Interior cleaned
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...74bfda21e24f9b
Polished badges
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...88&oe=55FF5DA1
Polished side on shot
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...9e&oe=55F7DC5E
Classic lines do have something about them
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...7a&oe=55F8BED0
Oldschool shovel front
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Did the rears too but they didnt need much to bring them back up good
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...24&oe=560CBEFA
and gave the rigals a wash
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...15&oe=55C367C9